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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm honestly scared for my Gen Alpha kids and the mess they're inheriting. Schools are underfunded, healthcare is a joke unless you're rich, and more basic rights are getting chipped away every day. Meanwhile billionaires hoard everything and politicians only care about their own interests instead of actually doing anything. Climate change is getting worse and half the country still acts like it's not real. I don't want my kids growing up thinking this is normal. I want them to believe in a country that actually cares about people, not just profits. But right now, it’s hard to feel hopeful. And that's just the surface. I'm not even going to start talking about the economy they'll inherit.[/quote]

You have to look at reality and long term trends, not the media which I think is just there to keep everyone anxious.

Schools are better funded then they’ve ever been, look at funding per student adjusted for inflation over time. There are bumps but it’s a very positive trend.

Healthcare outcomes again keep going up, although COVID did some short term damage there. Less disability and higher life expectancy are the norm compared to past decades.

Climate change, for sure is getting worse. But air and water is cleaner. Over 90% of new electric generation for the last few years is renewable. Old, dirty plants keep closing and new energy is clean. Progress is not quick enough for some, but it is very robust.

The economy, again bumps in the road likely happening right now. But look long term, recessions are way rarer then they used to be. Material abundance is everywhere, we just keep redefining what that means. There is less middle class….only because there is more rich and upper middle class then ever. Home ownership rates have increased, with some bumps like the early 2000s housing bubble, houses are bigger and better then ever. Food is plentiful, manufactured goods are way more abundant than ever before.

Standards just keep increasing, and people like to compare to others that have more (more common now with social media, you see the rich everywhere). Trump will do damage, but this will pass and it will just be a blip on a long term up trend. Things are better, look at big picture numbers long term.[/quote]

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